Huginn vs IFTTT
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
IFTTT
Simple trigger-and-action automations for apps and smart devices
Free plan · from $2.99/mo
Where they differ
- Huginn is free. IFTTT starts at $2.99 / month, billed annually ($35.88 per year).
- Only Huginn lists a Linux app.
- Only IFTTT lists iOS and Android apps.
- Huginn is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- IFTTT also covers templates.
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At a glance
| Huginn | IFTTT | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $2.99 / month, billed annually ($35.88 per year) |
| Free plan | Free and open source under the MIT License, with no paid edition. You install and run it yourself, so the only cost is the server or hosting plan it runs on. | 2 Applets with unlimited runs at standard speeds, using published or do-it-yourself Applets, plus the mobile apps. |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial of Pro offered at sign-up; length not stated on the pages checked |
| Web | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Andrew Cantino and contributors | IFTTT Inc. |
| Price read from | github.com | ifttt.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Huginn
- Developers who want their automation data kept on a server they control
- Watching websites, feeds and search terms and getting alerts by email or SMS
- People comfortable with Docker or a Ruby on Rails deployment
IFTTT
- Personal and smart-home automations with one trigger and one action
- People who prefer switching on ready-made automations to building them
- A low-cost paid plan priced per account rather than per run
Worth knowing
Huginn
- There is no hosted version: you install, update and back up Huginn yourself, with MySQL or PostgreSQL alongside it.
- Huginn does not run on Windows; the docs suggest a virtual machine. The manual install guide supports Ubuntu and Debian.
- The requirements page recommends 2 GB of RAM and a dual-core server.
- Agents are configured in the web interface with options and Liquid templates, and writing a new agent means writing Ruby.
IFTTT
- The Free plan allows only 2 Applets, and Pro stops at 20.
- Multi-action Applets and Webhooks need Pro; queries, filter code and AI services need Pro+.
- Free Applets run at standard speeds; the fastest speeds are reserved for paid plans.
- IFTTT's terms say it offers no refunds or credits, and subscriptions renew automatically.
Key features
Huginn
- Agents and events
- Each agent does one job, such as checking a site or sending a message, and emits events that other agents consume. Chaining them forms a directed graph.
- Website monitoring
- Agents can scrape websites and email you when a page changes, or watch for travel and shopping deals. The wiki covers browser emulation for pages that need JavaScript.
- Digests and spike alerts
- Huginn can send a digest email at set times of day, and count high-frequency events so that an SMS goes out within moments of a spike.
- Webhooks and custom JavaScript
- Agents send and receive webhooks and can run custom JavaScript functions, so services without a built-in agent can still be wired in.
- Agent gems
- New agents can be written as external Ruby gems and loaded through the ADDITIONAL_GEMS environment variable, without changing the core repository.
- Several ways to deploy
- There is an official Docker image, a manual installation guide for Ubuntu and Debian, OpenShift templates and a Heroku deploy button, which needs a paid Heroku plan.
IFTTT
- Applets
- An Applet links a trigger in one service to an action in another. Published Applets can be switched on as they are, or you can build your own.
- 1,000+ services
- IFTTT lists more than 1,000 services, from apps such as Google Sheets, Slack and Notion to smart-home brands such as Philips Hue, Ring and LIFX.
- Multi-action Applets and Webhooks
- Pro and Pro+ Applets can run several actions from one trigger and can use Webhooks to reach services IFTTT does not list. Neither is part of the Free plan.
- Queries and filter code
- Pro+ adds queries and filter code to Applets and lets you connect more than one account for the same service.
- Chat Create and MCP
- Chat Create builds an automation from a written prompt, and the IFTTT MCP server connects AI tools to your services and automations. AI services inside Applets need Pro+.
- Mobile apps
- The iOS and Android apps create and manage Applets and add device triggers such as location, photos and notifications. Mobile access is included on the Free plan.
Plans
Huginn
Huginn$0
The whole project under the MIT License: the web interface, the built-in agents and support for agents added as Ruby gems.
IFTTT
Free$0
2 Applets with unlimited runs at standard speeds, using published or do-it-yourself Applets, and mobile app access.
Pro$2.99
per month, billed annually ($35.88)
20 Applets at the fastest speeds, multi-action Applets, Webhooks, exclusive triggers and actions, and customer support.
Pro+$8.99
per month, billed annually ($107.88)
Unlimited Applets, AI services, multiple accounts per service, queries and filter code, and prioritized support.
Ways to pay less
Huginn
No public discounts listed.
IFTTT
- Annual discount
Save 40% with yearly billing
IFTTT's plans page shows a 40% saving on Pro and Pro+ when billed yearly: $35.88 a year for Pro and $107.88 a year for Pro+.
